Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia

Latvia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 12 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
12 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
31st
of 43 countries
All-time high
35 Thousand persons
in 2009
All-time low
9 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
17
2009–2025

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia, 2009–2025

102030402009201720252009: 35 Thousand persons2010: 32 Thousand persons2011: 28 Thousand persons2012: 23 Thousand persons2013: 20 Thousand persons2014: 18 Thousand persons2015: 16 Thousand persons2016: 15 Thousand persons2017: 13 Thousand persons2018: 11 Thousand persons2019: 9 Thousand persons2020: 12 Thousand persons2021: 10 Thousand persons2022: 10 Thousand persons2023: 10 Thousand persons2024: 11 Thousand persons2025: 12 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia is 12 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia peaked at 35 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9 Thousand persons, in 2019.

That places Latvia 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia, 2009 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
2009 35 Thousand persons
2010 32 Thousand persons -8.6%
2011 28 Thousand persons -12.5%
2012 23 Thousand persons -17.9%
2013 20 Thousand persons -13.0%
2014 18 Thousand persons -10.0%
2015 16 Thousand persons -11.1%
2016 15 Thousand persons -6.2%
2017 13 Thousand persons -13.3%
2018 11 Thousand persons -15.4%
2019 9 Thousand persons -18.2%
2020 12 Thousand persons +33.3%
2021 10 Thousand persons -16.7%
2022 10 Thousand persons +0.0%
2023 10 Thousand persons +0.0%
2024 11 Thousand persons +10.0%
2025 12 Thousand persons +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35 Thousand persons 35 Thousand persons 35 Thousand persons 1
2010s 18.5 Thousand persons 9 Thousand persons 32 Thousand persons 10
2020s 10.83 Thousand persons 10 Thousand persons 12 Thousand persons 6

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 28 North Macedonia 23 Thousand persons compare
  2. 29 Estonia 14 Thousand persons compare
  3. 29 Estonia 14 Thousand persons compare
  4. 31 Latvia 12 Thousand persons compare
  5. 33 Lithuania 10 Thousand persons compare
  6. 33 Lithuania 10 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Latvia was 12 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 35 Thousand persons in 2009.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 9 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Latvia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Latvia ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 758 data points, 2009–2025
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